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Posts Made By: jess tauber

April 4, 2007 09:44 PM Forum: Off Topic Discussions

Why is Mars heating up?

Posted By jess tauber

I'd be more concerned about the rain, Spain, that's mainly in the plane[t]? No doubts about droughts.

Let's not worry about where factors we can't control come from- that is unless you WANT to build a quadrillion-dollar sunshield for the earth. In the meantime God grant us the wisdom to do something about the things we CAN do something about- like our share of greenhouse gases. Its ridiculous that there isn't a multinational supereffort to utilize all the free solar, wind, and wave power that's out there, none of which would contribute to global warming.

But then such sources don't fire up the Western masculine imagination like burning things, or splitting atoms, or damming mighty rivers. Environment-safe energy sources are for girlie-men.

Jess Tauber

April 19, 2007 01:50 AM Forum: Eyepieces

will premo eyepieces last geologic timescales?

Posted By jess tauber

Foolish Human, playing at *writing*. Get back to work, or you won't get that banana at feeding time! >sad

Magilla

April 19, 2007 10:31 PM Forum: Eyepieces

will premo eyepieces last geologic timescales?

Posted By jess tauber

After 800000 years, even the gamma emissions from old Erfles should have died back a bit, and the yellowing from the Lanthanide elements can be alleviated by exposure to the UV of the sun in the ozone-less sky.

Given that the Morlocks are in charge of matters technical in yon era, and are a bit fumblefingered (but I'm remembering the 1960 version), one would imagine that they would prefer big grenades like the Pentax. OTOH, their photophobia might inhibit any stargazing (and solar observation, FUGGETABOUTIT). And with eyes like theirs, who needs night vision?

As for the original Eloi (not the more voluptious types in the 1960 movie), I'd bet they'd destroy (through lack of care) any fancy ep's they bothered to handle for more than five seconds. Better bring your startparty ep's.

One thing IS for sure- your old star charts and GOTO programs will be useless for the sky of A.D. 8002007.

Herbert George Tauber

May 28, 2007 06:10 PM Forum: Telescope Making

Anttlers mirrors

Posted By jess tauber

I've used deer tines to flake obsidian- does that count?? grin

Happy Memorial Day
Jess Tauber

June 22, 2007 08:01 PM Forum: Politics

Hillary and Boxer conspiring to reign in talk radio?

Posted By jess tauber

You mean Inhofe the 'Global Warming is a Hoax' guy- yeah, like I'd trust HIM.... Hey, maybe it'll all be offset by the way the rest of the world is cooling to the US after two Shrub terms. grin

Jess 'No way I'm political' Tauber


July 8, 2007 06:12 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

Re: Dawes' limit and the human eye

Posted By jess tauber

I read about a year or two ago on some science feed that it had recently been realized that human cone numbers and densities, area of retina covered, etc. were highly variable. This was a surprise. Also I've noticed that my young nephews seem much better able to see colors in the higher spectrum than I can- possibly due to cone loss (think what happens to hearing over time due to cell death in the cochlea), yellowing of the lens, etc.? I guess with age comes wisdom, but less sensitivity to boot. Drats. grin

Jess Tauber

August 12, 2007 03:35 AM Forum: Solar System Observing

Persieds shower

Posted By jess tauber

I live just northwest of New York City- way too bright neighborhood. I was just out for half an hour and saw nothing shooting. Drat! :C

So I guess I'll just have to go Hollywood if I wanna see stars shooting....

Jess Tauber

August 27, 2007 05:02 AM Forum: Equipment Talk

So what's the next "big thing"

Posted By jess tauber

Well if they ever go to civilian uses (2009?) ultralight mirrors might be of some use. Then we can have the best of both worlds- giant optics AND video tech. A Palomar in every garage?

Jess Tauber

September 6, 2007 06:50 PM Forum: Religion

Space and Time

Posted By jess tauber

I guess number one on my own list would be BEFORE 'creation'- that is, participate in the blueprinting and mockup of the universe by God, aliens, insane catamites, or whatever. I'd like to know what sort of materials research had to be carried out, whether there were supplier or cash flow issues, and such. Also why the planned obsolescence (dark energy/big rip)?

Probably wouldn't get much of a hearing- heard the head engineer was a bit of a know-it-all and something of a hard ass.

I'd also like to go sailboarding at the parting of the Red Sea- maybe fly on wall at eruption of Thera, assuming this was contemporaneous. How about bringing a chip or two back from the original ten commandments stones?

Adam and Eve, if they were real- I'd very much love to check out the rest of the neighborhood, see what was happening in the next county over.

Jess Tauber

September 25, 2007 06:00 AM Forum: Eyepieces

Tele Vue eyepiece sale!!!

Posted By jess tauber

I would imagine there will also be a rush to sell all sorts of things here on AM, CN, etc. at a nice discount so people can order their Ethos. Anyone keeping stats?

Jess Tauber